Designation:D6524/D6524M−16(Reapproved2021)StandardTestMethodforMeasuringtheResiliencyofTurfReinforcementMats(TRMs)1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6524/D6524M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodcoverstheresiliencyorrecoveryofturfreinforcementmats(TRMs)aftertheyhavebeensubjectedtothreecyclesofloadingat689kPa[100psi]for1min/percycle.1.2ThistestmethoddoesnotprovideresiliencyvaluesforTRMsundervariablenormalcompressivestresses.Thistestmethoddeterminesnominalresiliency.1.3ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemarenotnecessarilyexactequivalents;therefore,toensureconformancewiththestandard,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother,andvaluesfromthetwosystemsshallnotbecombined.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D123TerminologyRelatingtoTextilesD4354PracticeforSamplingofGeosyntheticsandRolledErosionControlProducts(RECPs)forTestingD4439TerminologyforGeosynthetics3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1pressure,n—theforceorloadperunitarea.3.1.2thickness—(1)thedistancebetweenoneplanarsurfaceanditsoppositeparallelandplanarsurface;(2)forTRMs,thedistancebetweentheupperandlowersurfacesofthematerial,measuredunderaspecified...
